Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Greystoke Castle, Greystoke


	Greystoke Castle, Greystoke
	Greystoke Castle
	Greystoke Park
locality:-	Greystoke
civil parish:-	Greystoke (formerly Cumberland)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	castle
locality type:-	park
locality type:-	haunted house
locality type:-	pele tower (?)
coordinates:-	NY43543089
1Km square:-	NY4330
10Km square:-	NY43

	BLP49.jpg (taken 4.2.2006)

evidence:-	old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 58 1) placename:- Greystoke Park
source data:-	Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-	old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 58 1) placename:- Greystoke Castle
source data:-	Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-	old map:- Saxton 1579 placename:- Grastok Castle
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645. Sax9NY33.jpg Sax9NY43.jpg "Grastok cast:" Fence palings, trees, and a stag; building with two towers, symbol for a castle. item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) placename:- Grastok Castle
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595. MER8CumF.jpg "Grastok ca." circle, building and tower item:- JandMN : 169 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) placename:- Grastok Castle
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12. SP11NY43.jpg circle, buildings, tower; outline of fence palings, trees SP11NY33.jpg SP11NY43.jpg "Grastok cast." item:- private collection : 16 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	table of distances:- Simons 1635 placename:- Graystock Castle
source data:-	Table of distances, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, with a thumbnail map, scale about 41 miles to 1 inch, by Mathew Simons, published in A Direction for the English Traviller, 1635. click to enlarge SIM4.jpg "Graystock Ca S" and tabulated distances; G on thumbnail map item:- private collection : 50.11 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Jenner 1643 placename:- Grastok Castle
source data:-	Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80. JEN4Sq.jpg "Grastok ca" circle

evidence:-	old map:- Jansson 1646 placename:- Graystok Castle
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646. JAN3NY43.jpg "Graystok cast." JAN3NY33.jpg Buildings and tower with flag in a ring of fence palings with trees. item:- JandMN : 88 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) placename:- Graystock Castle
source data:-	Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715. MD12NY43.jpg "Graystock Castle" Circle, building with two towers; ring of fence palings, trees. item:- JandMN : 90 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Badeslade 1742 placename:- Graystock Castle
source data:-	Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742. click to enlarge BD10.jpg "Graystock C." circle, italic lowercase text; castle item:- JandMN : 115 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	descriptive text:- Simpson 1746 placename:- Greystock Castle
source data:-	Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746. goto source "Drumburgh Castle and" "Greystock-Castle, both Seats of his Grace Edward Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Hereditary Earl Marshall and first Duke of England, after the Princes of the Royal Family. He marry'd a Daughter of Edward Blount, Esq; of Blagden in Devonshire, and his Lady Arabella, the Daughter of Sir John Guise, Bart. of Rencomb in Gloucestershire. Another of whose Daughters is marry'd to his Grace's Brother, the Hon. Philip Howard, Esq;"

evidence:-	old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 placename:- Graystock Castle
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760. BO18NY33.jpg "Graystock Cast." circle and line on edge of an outline of fence palings, trees item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Graystock Park
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D4NY43SW.jpg "Castle / Honble. Charles Howard Esqr." large building; a castle at Greystoke D4NY33SE.jpg D4NY43SW.jpg "GRAYSTOCK PARK" double outline with suggested fence palings; a park item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-	descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- Greystock Castle
source data:-	Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821. goto source Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 202:- "..." "Oct. 2. I set out at ten for Keswick [from Penrith], by the road we went in 1767; say (sic) Greystock town and castle to the right, which lie about three miles from Ulls-water over the fells; ..."

evidence:-	old map:- West 1784 map placename:- Graystock Castle placename:- Graystock Park
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784. Ws02NY43.jpg Shown by an oval of fence palings, with the castle inside. item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old text:- Clarke 1787 placename:- Greystoke Castle placename:- Greystock Castle item:- coat of arms
source data:-	Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93. goto source Page 48:- "..." "From the four-mile post, or a little further, is seen Greystoke, (or Greystock,) Castle, the seat and birth-place of the Duke of Norfolk, the origin of whose family I shall copy from Buck's History of Richard the III. published in 1647, page 65. ... [extensive family history qv]" "..." goto source Page 49:- "..." "The titles and bearings of the Duke of Norfolk are as follows: "The most High and Puissant Prince Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Hereditary Earl Marshall, Premier Duke and Earl of England; also Earl of Arundel, Surry, and Norwich; Baron Mowbray, Howard, Segrave, Brus of Gower, Fitz-Allan, Clun, Owaldestree, Maltravers, Warren, Greystock, Furnival, Verden, Lovelot, Strange of Blackmere, and Castle-Rising. This noble Lord beareth quarterly eight coats; the first is ruby on a bend between six crosslets, [fi]tchee, pearl; an escutcheon topaz, thereon a demi-lion pierced through the mouth with an arrow, within a double tressure counterflowered of the first, which is the paternal coat of the Howards. The second is ruby, three lions passant, gardant, topaz; in chief a file of three points, pearl: this was the bearing of Thomas of Brotherton, fifth son of Edward I. The third is chequer, topaz and sapphire, which was borne by the Earls of Warren. The fourth is ruby, a lion rampant, pearl; armed and langued, sapphire, for the name of Mowbray. The fifth is ruby, a lion rampant, or, armed and langued of the first, by the name of Albany. The sixth is pearl, a chief sapphire by the name of Clun. The seventh is diamond, a frett topaz, by the name of Maltravers. The eighth is pearl, a fess and canton, ruby, by the name of Woodville. The sup-" goto source Page 50:- ""[sup]porters are, on the dexter side a lion, on the sinister side an horse with an oaken bough in his mouth. The crest is an horse passant, topaz, with an oak bough in his mouth, ruby. The motto Sola virtus indicta: but the Dukes formerly used Virtutis laus actio."" "This illustrious family continued in the faith of the Roman Church until the present Duke, (when Earl of Surry) renounced it with all its errors: For this he was severely censured by some violent partisans of those gentlemen, who opposed his Lordship in the election at Carlisle: they went so far as to say he did it merely for a seat in the British Parliament. These injurious assertions his Lordship, in my hearing, treated with a truly noble contempt and indignation: indeed any person who has the smallest knowledge of this Nobleman's character, will be astonished to hear that any one could endeavour to defame him with so idle and nonsensical an assertion; as if any man in his senses could be persuaded that a seat in the House of Commons was so high a dignity as the inheritance to which he might he expect soon to succeed." "Greystoke Castle is a large, old building, pleasantly enough situated amidst elegant groves and plantations: It is only two stories high, but the Duke is preparing to raise it a third. The gardens are well disposed both for pleasure and convenience; and behind the house is a park, containing about a thousand head of deer."

evidence:-	old text:- Clarke 1787 placename:- Greystock Castle
source data:-	Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93. goto source Page 105:- "..." "I do not find any ancient authors mention a castle here [Castlerigg], Speed, who speaks of twenty-five in Cumberland, hath found out every one I ever heard or knew of, except Kirkoswald; how that has escaped him I cannot tell. I shall here put down their names, and, as well as I can, their most ancient owners, and supposed founders." "..." goto source Page 106:- "..." "17 GREYSTOCK. Ranulph Fitz-Walter, now the Duke of Norfolk's." "..."

evidence:-	old print:- Clarke 1787 placename:- Greystock Castle
source data:-	building with two towers click to enlarge CL18.jpg "Greystock Castle" item:- Armitt Library : A6615.12 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old text:- Camden 1789 placename:- Greistocke Castle
source data:-	Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 174:- "..." "... On the Peterill, ... stands Greistocke, formerly a castle of the sometime illustrious family, which derive their descent from one Ranulph Fitz Walter, of whose descendants William de Graystock married Mary daughter and coheir of Roger de Merley, lord of Morpath, by whom she had a son John, who, having no issue, obtained leave of Edward I. to convey his estate to his aunt's son Ranulph de Granthorpe, son of William, whose posterity, after having been long very considerable, became extinct about the reign of Henry VII. and their estate passed by marriage to the barons Dacre: but the two heiresses general of the last baron Dacre were married to the sons of Thomas Howard, late duke of Norfolk."

evidence:-	road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) placename:- Graystock Castle
source data:-	Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802. goto source click to enlarge C38273.jpg page 273-274 "About 4 Miles on the l. of Penrith is Graystock Castle, Duke of Norfolk." goto source click to enlarge C38289.jpg page 289-290 "About 4 Miles from Penrith is Graystock Castle, Duke of Norfolk." goto source click to enlarge C38321.jpg page 321-322 "Between 3 and 4 Miles on l. of Hutton is Graystock Castle, Duke of Norfolk." item:- JandMN : 228.1 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	descriptive text:- Baker 1802 placename:- Graystock
source data:-	Perspective road map with sections in Lancashire, Westmorland, and Cumberland, by J Baker, London 1802. pp.25-26:- "... the august mansion of Graystock, the Duke of Norfolk's. ... observable from the woods and smaller plantations of furs and other evergreens, tastefully arranged on the summits of the hills near them. ..."

evidence:-	old map:- Cooke 1802 placename:- Greystock Park
source data:-	Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824. click to enlarge GRA1Cd.jpg "Greystock Park" outline of fence palings; park AND building item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd) placename:- Greystock Park
source data:-	Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Stree, Soho, London, 1810. click to enlarge WL13.jpg "Greystock Park" outline with fence palings; park item:- Dove Cottage : 2009.81.10 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Otley 1818
source data:-	Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833. OT02NY33.jpg OT02NY43.jpg The great house can be seen in the corner of the park, near the village. item:- JandMN : 48.1 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag placename:- Greystock Castle item:- Civil War
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1819 part 1 p.506 From the Compendium of County History:- "1648. ... June 15, Penrith taken by the Parliamentarians under General Lambert, and detachments from his army about the same time took Greystock, Rose, and Scaleby castles, and defeated a body of royalists at Warwick-bridge. -"

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag 1819 item:- embroidery
source data:-	goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1819 part 1 p.507 "..." "Greystock ... In the castle are several valuable portraits, and a crucifixion executed in needlework by Mary Queen of Scots. The park, which contains 3000 acres, is surrounded by a wall 9 feet high."

evidence:-	old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) placename:- Greystock Park
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31. click to enlarge HA14.jpg "Greystock Pk." outline of fence palings; park item:- JandMN : 91 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) placename:- Greystoke Castle item:- painting
source data:-	Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839. goto source Page 94:- "... The little deviation on the left, avoiding the barren waste of Hutton Moor for the purpose of seeing Greystoke Castle and church, will amply repay him [the stranger]: it is the residence of H. Howard, Esq. to whom it was bequeathed by the late Duke of Norfolk. ..." goto source Page 174:- "..." "[at] Penruddock.- About three miles to the left, and visible from the high-road, is Greystoke Castle, the seat of Henry Howard, Esq., a fine and ancient structure, containing some splendid pictures, and many objects of curiosity."

evidence:-	old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- Greystoke Park
source data:-	Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843. FD02NY33.jpg "Greystoke Park" FD02NY43.jpg "Castle" In Greystoke Park. item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- Greystoke Park
source data:-	Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843. FD02NY33.jpg "Greystoke Park" FD02NY43.jpg "Castle" In Greystoke Park. item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1841 part 2 p.54 From a review of The History and Antiquities of Leath Ward, by Samuel Jefferson. "..." "Another object of interest in the volume is the castle of Greystoke, which our author states is at present undergoing a very extensive repair, from designs of A. Salvin, esq. F.S.A. architect."

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag item:- Samson and Delilah; Jeptha meeting his daughter; chimney piece; coat of arms
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1849 part 2 p.591 "..." "IN the August Number of the Magazine, page 140, your Correspondent says, in speaking of Calgarth,-" ""So late as 1789, when Clarke wrote his Survey of the Lakes, there was remaining over the fireplace, in what was then called the dining-room, two devices remarkably well carved in oak. One exhibited Samson asleep on Dalilah's lap, while the Philistines were cutting off his hair; the other was a representation of Jephtha, after his rash vow, meeting his daughter."" "This must allude to the carved oak chimney-piece now in the library at Greystoke Castle, and which was given to Charles Duke of Norfolk by the Bishop (Watson) of Llandaff." "Under Jephtha's vow is the motto -" "An unlawful vow is ill made, But wors performed." "Under Samson and Dalilah -" "He that slepes in sin must looke To awake in losse and wariness." "There were originally four shields with following coats carved upon them: viz. Philipson, Wyvill, Carus, and Briggs. These have now given place to Howard, Brotherton, Warren, and Mowbray." "Yours, &c. L."

evidence:-	old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:- Greystoke Park
source data:-	Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2NY43.jpg "Greystoke Park" area item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag placename:- Craystock
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1856 part 2 pp.467-475 "..." "LICENCES TO CRENELLATE, FROM THE PATENT ROLLS IN THE TOWER OF LONDON. (Continued from p.330.)" "[Edward III continued]" "..." "27. Willielmus, Baro de Craystock mansum Craystock^r ... Cumbr." "..." "^r This is identified with Graystock by Inq. p.m. an.34 E.I. No.40." "..."

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1858 part 1 p.418 "ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE." "Feb. 5. ..." "Mr. C. E. Long exhibited a small portrait painted on a panel of high finish and considerable artistic merit. It appears to be the original of an engraving by Hollar, purporting to be a portrait of Thomas àBecket, by Van Eyck. It was then in the possession of the Earl of Arundel, and now belongs to Mr. Henry Howard, of Greystoke Castle. There is great reason to believe that this painting is a fragment of a large devotional picture, and that it represents the head of the donor of the picture, probably a canon. In Hollar's engraving a knife is represented as sticking in the skull. It has apparently been added to supply a defect in the original. Mr. Scharf thinks that the painting might be attributed to Justus von Ghent." "..."

evidence:-	old text:- Gents Mag item:- fire, Greystoke Castle
source data:-	Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1868 part 1 p.770 "MONTHLY CALENDAR" "..." "May 4. - Greystoke Castle, Cumberland, destroyed by fire."

evidence:-	old photograph:- Ullswater Steamers 1900s (edn 1903)
source data:-	Photograph, bw halftone, Greystoke Castle, Greystoke, Cumberland, published in a guide book by the Ullswater Steam Navigation Co, Penrith, Cumberland, 1903. click to enlarge UN112.jpg item:- JandMN : 1023.12 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	text:- Curwen 1913 placename:- Craystok item:- licence to crenellate
source data:-	Book, The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F Curwen, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913. Licence to crenellate granted by Edward III; 5 October 1353:- "Willielmus, Baro de Craystok ... mansum ... Craystok, Cumberland."

evidence:-	old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) placename:- Greystoke Park
source data:-	Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913. PST2NY43.jpg "Greystoke Park" locality item:- JandMN : 162.2 Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Greystoke Castle
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "GREYSTOKE CASTLE / / / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 73832 / NY4354330893"

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- date stone (1846)
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "SOUTH LODGE AND GATEWAY ADJOINING, EAST OF GREYSTOKE CASTLE / / / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73843 / NY4398430903"

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 item:- date stone (1839); date stone (1846)
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "GATEPIERS AND GARDEN WALL NORTH EAST OF GREYSTOKE CASTLE / / / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73835 / NY4359830930"

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "CLOCK TOWER NORTH WEST OF GREYSTOKE CASTLE / / / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73833 / NY4351330944"

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "STABLE BLOCK NORTH OF GREYSTOKE CASTLE / / / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73836 / NY4348831060"

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "GARDEN WALL AND GATEWAYS NORTH WEST OF GREYSTOKE CASTLE / / / GREYSTOKE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73834 / NY4348530968"

evidence:-	old print with text:- Hearne and Byrne 1786 item:- coat of arms
source data:-	Print, engraving, View of Greystoke Castle, Greystoke, Cumberland now Cumbria, by Thomas Hearne, engraved by William Byrne, published by them, London, 1786. click to enlarge BMZ17.jpg Plate 1 ?from the Antiquities of Great Britain, published 1786-1807. Blazon of the first quarter in the quartered part of coat of arms is the Howard Family's 'gules on a bend between six cross crosslets fitchee argent on an escutcheon thereon a demi-lion rampart pierced through the mouth with an arrow within a double tressure flory counterflory'. with descriptive text:- "GREYSTOKE CASTLE." "This Castle, under which, the lands within that part of Cumberland called the Barony of Greystoke were held by military tenure, takes its name from Cray or Craig, a Rock, and Stoke, a Place." "Ranulph de Meschines, the great northern Grantee from William the Conqueror, gave this Barony to Lyulph, a Saxon Lord, who had been of great note in the time of Edward the Confessor, and in whose male line it continued for many years, during which time they were summoned to Parliament as Barons of Greystoke." "In the reign of Henry VII. Elizabeth, the Grand-daughter of the last Lord of Greystoke, was married to Thomas Lord Dacre of Gillesland, in whose family it continued till the reign of Queen Elizabeth; when this Castle and Barony were, upon a division, assigned to Ann, sister and co-heir of George, the last Lord Dacre, who was married to Philip, eldest son of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, to whose male heir it now belongs." "The ancient part of this Castle was built by William Lord Greystoke, who was surnamed the Good: he died in the 32d of Edward III. and was buried with great solemnity in the chancel of the parish church of this place." "The old castle is said to have been originally quadrangular, uniting four Towers and a Gate-way. The greatest part of it was burnt in the civil wars, during the reign of Charles I. however, there yet remains two of the old Towers, one of which is entire, of three Stories in height, and contains six Bed-chambers, and a large Vault or Dungeon below, formerly a Prison, now made use of as a Wine-cellar." "The ancient Tower, which is the principal object in the Print, is obliquely situated with respect to the other parts of the Castle, the chief part of which was rebuilt and modernized in the beginning of this century." "The Drawing was taken in the year 1777." item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.70 Image © see bottom of page

	BVG57.jpg Gate house. (taken 19.8.2011) BVG58.jpg Gate, coat of arms; Howard on the left, Greystoke on the right. (taken 19.8.2011)

hearsay:-	Pele built 1353; inclosed by 18th-19th century additions.

story:-	Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk, hunted with hounds, even on a Sunday. One Sunday a gentleman in black asked if he could join the chase, and was afterward invited to spend the night. He was lodged in the Pele, and in the morning had gone, leaving a neat pile of clothes and the bed slept in. His black horse had gone from the locked stable. Local folk were sure it was the Devil. Visitors in the Pele room, in February, are disturbed by a spectre of the Devil.

notes:-	tower, moat, etc
	Perriam, D R &Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustrations

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